People mark 5th anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake
Flowers are tied on the fence to mourn for deceased family members in the Wenchuan Earthquake in Beichuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 11, 2013. Many people returned to the Beichuan county to mourn for the dead as [...]
People mark 5th anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Many people returned to the Beichuan county to mourn for the dead as Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the 8-magnitude quake that rocked Sichuan Province in 2008.
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Rainstorms affect 196,800 people in E. China
Updated: 2013-05-11 15:22
(Xinhua)
NANCHANG – Rainstorms have affected about 196,800 people in East China’s Jiangxi province, local authorities said on Saturday.
As of 11 pm Friday, the heavy rain, which started from Tuesday, has [...]
Free funeral service available for poor people
Updated: 2013-05-09 21:09
By Li Yang (chinadaily.com.cn)
To ease the financial burden of funeral services for economically disadvantaged people, the civil affairs department of Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has exempted [...]
China supports Palestinian people: President Xi Jinping
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday stressed that China firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people.
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Chinese ambassador calls on young British business people to seize opportunities in China
LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) — Young business people in Britain are encouraged to seize the opportunities brought by the “Chinese Dream,” and to contribute to a brighter future of China-Britain relations, Chinese ambassador to [...]
Live cross: People wait for relief supplies
Newly elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday swore in his new cabinet, pledging to continue the Bolivarian Revolution.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, sworn in Monday for an unprecedented second term in the country´s [...]
28,000 people in Baoxing County evacuated to safety places
Displaced people watch TV reporting the news on the earthquake in a public shelter in the quake-hit Baoxing County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 21, 2013. By far, a total of 28,000 people in the county have been evacuated [...]
1.5 million people affected by China quake
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) — More than 1.5 million people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province have been affected by Saturday’s strong earthquake, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs here Sunday.
The quake has affected 69 [...]
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Virus still not spread by people
There is no evidence so far of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 bird flu virus, World Health Organization representative to China Michael O’Leary said at a news briefing on Sunday in Beijing.
A man infected with H7N9 [...]
Latest technology gets people talking
Updated: 2013-04-15 07:54
By Jiang Xueqing (China Daily)
Rumors suggest that the days of free mobile voice messaging and texting may soon come to an end, Jiang Xueqing reports in Beijing.
Only two years after the launch of WeChat, the mobile [...]
Jobs for people with disabilities
Updated: 2013-04-14 09:31
By He Dan (China Daily)
Fair receives overwhelming response
More than 1,000 job seekers and their families flooded a job fair for people with disabilities, held in Beijing on Saturday.
When the fair closed at 1 pm, [...]
22 people injured as powerful quake jolts western Japan
OSAKA, April 13 (Xinhua) — At least 22 people were injured as a powerful earthquake hit Hyogo Prefecture and its surrounding areas in western Japan early Saturday morning,Kyodo News reported.
Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the [...]
More than 2,000 people invited to Thatcher funeral
More than 2000 people have been invited to attend the ceremonial funeral for former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher next Wednesday, according to an initial list released by Downing Street on Thursday.
Downing Street said more than [...]
Life of DPRK people not affected by escalating peninsula tension
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has reportedly completed preparations for launching a missile. While the DPRK government and official media’s recent nuclear threats have generated some concern abroad, residents in Pyongyang have [...]
At least 15 people injured in stabbing at U.S. college
HOUSTON,, April 9 (Xinhua) — At least 15 people were injured in a stabbing incident at a college in the U.S. state of Texas Tuesday morning, officials said.
A suspect, identified as Dylan Quick, was in custody after the stabbing at the [...]
More than 450 people killed in March in Iraq: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 8 (Xinhua) — More than 450 people, including 229 civilians, were killed and more than 1,100 others injured in the terrorist attacks and armed violence in Iraq in March, deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey told [...]
N. Korean people the biggest victims of latest saber-rattling
Philippine Daily Inquirer/ Asia New NetworkApril 9, 2013, 12:00 am TWN
The lesson from the history of totalitarianism is clear: The controlling logic behind the acts of a closed regime is paranoia. It sees enemies everywhere. North Korea’s [...]
Airstrike kills 15 people in northern Syria: activists
DAMASCUS, April 6 (Xinhua) — Activists claimed on Saturday that the Syrian air forces carried out a strike in the northern province of Aleppo and killed 15 people.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the incident [...]
A broader interpretation of HK people better for the world city
Updated: 2013-04-04 07:51
By Ho Lok-Sang (HK Edition)
The idea of “Hong Kong land for Hong Kong people” was first proposed when the current Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was running for the post. It is a great idea: both logical [...]
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